Cabinet



May 7, 1935. F. J. MATCHETTE CABINET Filed Aug. 12, 1952 Patented May 7,1935 UNITED STATES 2,090,462 osnmn'r Frank J. Matchette, New York, N.Y., as'slgnor to The Servldor Company, New corporation of Delaware 1york, N. Y., a

7 Application August 12, 1932, Serial no. 828,515

a Claimsr (or. 7312-152 This invention relates to a cabinet adapted tobe hingedly mounted upon a bathroom door, to form therewith aconvenience closet for storing such bathroom necessities as are requiredin daily use.

7 Apartments and small homes seldom have sufficient'closet space in thebathroom, and the cabinet of the instant invention affords a practicalway of overcoming this shortage.

In myco-pending application, Serial No. 485,873, filed October 2, 1930,there is disclosed a cabinet, whichisadapted to be mounted upon abathroom doorto form 'a closet for that room. Broadly.

speaking, the instant application is an improvement upon this co-pendingapplication. r In its preferred form, the cabinet of thepresentIinvention isa generally rectangular structure havingan open faceadapted to be registered with the bathroom door. The structure isadapted to-be hung for either right or left swinging movement-on thedoor, and is provided with a suitable latch which retains it in closedposition onthedoor. 1 Within the cabinet I have provided a; plurality ofshelves adapted to receive the articles of bathroom equipment which aretoo large to conveniently fit into the medicine case of the room, and aplurality of hooks from which can be hung such articlesas hot waterbags, razor strops, etc. I have also provided a hamper for soiled linen.

The cabinet thus formed, when installed :upon a bathroom door, convertswhat-is otherwise waste space into a convenient closet whereinthe-unsightly requisites of a bathroom can be stored.

My invention will-be best understood by .ref- ,erence. to theaccompanying drawing, in which a preferred embodiment .of itisshown byway of example and in which:

Figure, 1 is an elevational. view of the cabinet attached to a door andopened away therefrom; Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 1taken substantially along the line 2. 2 looking .in the directionof. thearrows;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 33 of Figure 2,looking in the direction of the arrows and drawn to an enlarged scale toshow the details .of construction;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the spring catch andstriker platetherefor;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a hook; and Figure 6 is a perspectiveview of the door stop assembly. b

Referring now to thedrawing in more detail, .the door,indicatedgenerallyat I, and upon which the cabinet of my invention isadapted to be H, onelocatednear. each end of the plate. These 'rowerthan the width of the door, so. that there r are tapered to increasetheworking room. The

mounted, comprises;side stiles 2 and}, which are connected togetherbysuitable top and bottom rails 4 to ,form a frame for the panel orpanels 5. a

The shell or body structure of the cabinet of 5 my invention comprises;angle members 6 which have one'legadapted :toengage the stiles of thedoor, and have. another leg adapted to be disposed at right anglestothedoor. The stile engaging legs of the structure are pierced withaplurality of; holes .1 through which mounting screws are projected tomount the hinge 8 thereupon. Both anglemembers 6, are so pierced sothatthe hinges may ,be mountedupon either one of Y themtothereby permitmounting hinges either upon thegright, orthe left side of the cabinet...

- Formed integrally-with thefree edges of the second. ones of the legsofsaid angles, are' side pieces l0; disposed at an acute angle to thedoor and extending towards the central portion thereof. The free edgesof these side. pieces H! are formed integral with the planar front panelmember II, which is disposed substantially parallel to the panel 5ofLthedoor.

The top plate 12 is Fregistered 'with the angles 6, side pieces? Ill-andpanel I I, and-contains flanges by which it is fixed'ythereto,preferably by welding. This topjplate I2'is pierced with two holes holesare adapted'to receive apin by which a suitableadoor stop is fixed t'othe cabinet to limit the movement of the cabinet with respect to thedoor. A similar bottom'plate 15, having flanges l6 registered with theangles, side pieces and 30 panel of the debris fixed in the opposite endof the cabinet to close the same. The bottom I5 is not ordinarilyprovided with holes, since the door stop is mounted at the top ratherthan at the bottom of the cabinet. t f i r c The precise dimensions ofthe structure thus formed willrbe varied .to fit various sizes of doors.In all instanc'ea'however, the angles 6 will be spaced far. enough apartto permit them to'overhang the sidestilesof the door,'and the cabinetstructure'will be long enough to overhang the the cabinet isapproximately seven inches naris a margin of three and one-half inchesupon each side of thecabinet when itis secured to the door.Thismargin-is ample topermit the door knob to be operated with ease,particularly since the edges of the 'cabinet adjacent the door knob 55length of the cabinet is preferably several inches shorter than thedoor, so that, when the cabinet is installed upon the door it isdisposed at some distance above the floor of the room. This permits thefloor under the cabinet to be easily cleaned with an ordinary broom ormop.

The thickness of the cabinet is preferably approximately the same as thewidthor thidmess of the door frame. Thus when the eaibimtis mounted onthe side of the door swinging into the frame when the door is closed,the cabinet f ts within the door frame and occupies only what isotherwise waste space.

the cabinet of a thickness equal to the thickness of the frame of thedoor permits the door to be fully opened before the cabinet strikesagainst The tapered edges of thecabinehin the wall. either event, permitits installation upon the door and operation thereon without strikingagainst the door frame. I In the embodiment shown sheet metal is used inthe construction of this shell or body of the cabinet. While thismaterial-is preferable; because of its'great strength and relatively lowcost, I am not to be limited to'cabinets constructed this manner, as Icontemplate 'employing wood, or the composition buildingmaterial-commercially known as Presswood'. -The cabinet may bo-finishedto-matoh the finish of the room in which it is installed, or to matchthe door uponwhieh it is mounted. T v The second legs of the angles 8,that is to-say, the legs disposed normal to the door, are pierced withholes II to permit mounting a'latch member l8 thereupon. This latchmember comprises a mounting escutcheon ll omtaining holes through whichsuitable bolts are protected toattaeh it to the angle member 1. Bars 28are turned up out of this escutdieon to receive a pivot pin 21 upon themovablemember 22 of the latch is pivotaily mounted. "This movable membercontains parallel ems-'21 which are formed with hooks at their freeends, and a hamdle 24, by which-the member is rotated upon its pivot. Aspring. :15, wound around the rivet pin 2! and engaging the :escutchecnand the movable member, restores the movable member to its normalposition when the handleis released. A striker plate rnoruntedupon-thedoor stile contains .a. keeper 21 which is engaged by the hooked ends ofthe arms 23. of the movable'member to secure the cabinet structure inclosed position upon the =doorx Inasmuch asixrth" of the stiles ofthecabinet "are pierced with. mounting holes, obviously the latch It maybe mounted upon eitheriside of the cabinet. The particuiar design of thelatch may 'bevariediwitmn the teachings of my invention. ,i-

Within the cabinet I have disposed-a plurality of shelves 35, the uppertwo-ref which are low shelves that is to say, these shelves are placedrelatively close together and are adapted to receive objects do notproject a great distance above the shdves; The lower shelves areso-called thigh shelves adapted to receive taller articles. 7 r .1 I

Each of these shelves comprises a net, planar portion disposed inhor'montai-position-and flanged at its front and back edges. 'Iheback-edgeflange 35 is disposed against the panel member B and attachedthereto in any suitable-manner, such as shelves extends *upwardl-y 'fromthe shelf and In certain instances where a door is mounted to swingthrough ninety degrees into parallel relation afwalhluving' "isfonnedfrom a short piece of wire of suitable serves as an edge for preventingsmall articles from rolling r sliding off of the shelf.

In order to eliminate the possibility of tall articles placed upon thehigh shelves from tipping over and falling off of the shelves as thecabinet is opened upon hinges 8, I have provided guard bars 38 which aredisposed a short distance above the shelf and securely fixedto theflanges 6 of the cabinet. v e

Upon the flange 36 of the lower shelf 35, I have ;.mounted a pluralityof hooks 39 which are adapted to receive such articles as hot waterbottles and the like. A second row of hooks 39 .are attached to thepanel II a short distance below. hooks 39. Each one of the hooks 39gauge and flattened at one end to afford a flat seat which is welded tothe supporting member.

At the bottom of the cabinet I have formed a hamper by placing ahorizontal bar 46a short distance above the bottom plate 45. This bar isfixed to'the flanges 6, preferably by welding.

A plurality of short vertical bars ll extend betweenthe bar 48 and thefront flange 46 of the bottom member [5, each bar 4| being welded tothese'members. The hamper thus 'formed'may conveniently receive soiledlinenand the like. 'Movement'of the cabinet structure relative to thedoor is arrested by a suitable door stop when the cabinet is at'rightangles to the door and its interior is readily accessible. This doorstop may comprise levers 45 and 46 pivoted together at 41. Lever l ispivoted to the door l by a. suitable bracket 48. Lever 4B 'is pivoted tothecabinet'by a pin 49 projeeted'through the proper one of the holes Hand the lever end held in place by a pin-5e. Lever 4 5 isprovided'witha'b'oss ,51 which strikes against the edge of lever 46 tolimit relative movement of the levers. v I I the foregoing it will beseen that I have provided a simple, sturdy, and yet inexpensive cabinetadapted tobe mounted for either rightor left swinging on a bathroom doorand to be. secure 'ly' latched in closed position thereon. Whenclosedthe cabinet is of pleasing appearance and whenopened it places thearticles it contains within easy reach of. a person.

' What I consider new and desire to have pro tected by Letters Patent ispointed out in the appended claims. I

'What is claimed is:v 1.-A;cabinet adapted to be attached to one side ofa bathroom door, comprising a pair of angle members adapted to engagethe stiles 0f the door, integral side pieces extending from said anglesat'an'acute-angle to the door, a front panel formed integrally'withsaid'side pieces and disposed parallel to the door, top and bottomplates fixed to said angles, side pieces, and panel, and having flangesadapted to engage the top and bottom rails of the door, respectively, aplurality of Z-shaped shelves fixed in said cabinet near the topthereof, each shelf having one leg extending downwardly against saidpanel and having another leg extendingupwardly from the shelf andagainst said angles; a'plurality of hooks fixed to the downwardlyextending leg of the lower one of said shelves, a horizontal bar fixedto said angles near said bottom plate, and a plurality of vertical barsfixed to'said horizontal bar and to the flange of said bottom plate toform ahamper at the bottom of said cabinet.

2. A cabinet adapted to be attached to one side of a bathroom door,comprising a pair of angle members adapted to engage the'stiles of thedoor,

integral side pieces extending from said angles at an acute angle to thedoor, a front panel formed integrally with said side pieces and disposedparallel to the door, top and bottom plates fixed to said angles, sidepiecesand panels, and having flanges adapted to register with the topand bottom rails of the door, respectively, the stile engaging legs ofsaid angles being pierced with holes to permit mounting hinges on eitherside of the cabinet, the other legs of said angles being pierced withholes to permit mounting a latch on either side of the cabinet, aplurality of shelves fixed in said cabinet adjacent to the top thereof,guard bars disposed above said shelves and fixed to said angles toprevent tall articles from falling ofi of the shelves, a horizontal barfixed to said angles adjacent to the bottom plate of the cabinet, aplurality of vertical bars fixed,

the door, integral side pieces extending from said angles at an acuteangle to the door, a front panel formed integrally with said side piecesand disposed parallel to the door, top and bottom plates fixed to saidangles, side pieces, and panel, and having flanges adapted to registerwith the top and bottom rails of the door, respectively, the stileengaging legs of said angles being pierced with holes to permit mountinghinges on either side of the cabinet, the other legs of said anglesbeing pierced with holes to permit mounting a latch on either side ofthe cabinet, two relatively closely spaced Z-shaped shelf members fixedin the top of said cabinet and having one leg extending downwardlyagainst said panel and the other leg extending upwardly against saidangles to form an edge on the shelf, a second pair of Z-shaped shelfmembers fixed in said cabinet below said first shelves and spaced aparta distance greater than the first mentioned shelves, each of said lattershelves having one leg extending downwardly against said panel andanother leg extending upwardly against said angles to form edges for theshelf, a plurality of hooks fixed to the downwardly extending leg of thebottom one of said shelves, a horizontal bar fixed to said anglesadjacent to said bottom plate, a plurality of vertical bars fixed tosaid horizontal bar and to the flange of said bottom plate to form ahamper at the bottom of the cabinet, said top plate containing aplurality of holes to permit mounting a door stop thereupon and adjacentto either side of the cabinet.

FRANK J. MATCHETTE.

